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hypothecium and exciple colorless. Paraphyses filiform. Asci 

 slightly clavate. Spores ellipsoid or fusiform, guttulate, pseudo- 

 septate, 10-15 mic. long and 2.5-4 mic. wide. 



Very common on old stems in late autumn. 



Coll. Freda M. Bachman, Oct. 31, 1907. 



-\-Helotiunt pallescens ( Pers. ) P>. Sum. Veg. Scand. 355. 1846. 

 Peziza pallescens Pers. Obs. Alycol. 85. 1799. 



Apothecia scattered or in groups, 1-2 mm. broad, sessile or 

 shortly stipitate, yellowish white. Hymenium and hypothecium 

 slightly brownish, central and outer cells of the cup pale gray. 

 Paraphyses filiform. Asci cylindrico-clavate. Spores oblong 

 elliptic, guttulate. pseudo-septate. 8-13 mic. long and 2-4 mic. 

 wide. 



Found growing on old wood. 



Coll. Freda ]\1. Bachman. Nov. 13. 1907. 



HelotiitiJi citrinuui ( Iledw. ) Fr. Sum. Veg. Scand. 355. 1846. 

 Octospora citrina Hedw. Desc. Muse. Frond, i : 28. pi. 

 7. 1787- 



Apothecia caespitose or in groups. 2 mm.-i cm. broad, often 

 plane from the first, usually with a short stipe, interior very 

 bright vellow. exterior paler, smooth. Stipe 1-3 mm. long. Hy- 

 menium pale olivaceous and slightly darker than the hypothe- 

 cium. exciple hyaline. Paraphyses hyaline. Asci cylindrico- 

 clavate. Spores pseudo-septate, oblong-elliptic or fusiform, 10- 

 15 mic. long and 3-4 mic. wide. 



Growing on old stumps or twigs. Aery common in sum- 

 nier and fall. 



Coll. Freda AL Bachman, Sept. 28, 1907. Bruce Fink. June 

 ■22, 1908. 



Genus IL Phialea. Bond. Les Disco, de Fr. 93. 1879. 



Type species. Phialea aspreg-renii (Fr.) Gill. ^Phialea 

 bolaris Bond. 

 Mycelium within the substratum. Apothecia waxy-mem- 

 branaceous, at first urceolate and more or less closed, later con- 

 cave or convex, glabrous or pruinose, stipitate, with slender 



